NVIDIA / NVIDIA/cuda-quantum

[Python] Remove dependency to cuQuantum and CUDA

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Description

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Describe the feature

CUDA-Q is a platform for quantum computation, although the availability of a fast GPU-based simulator is of course an important aspect.
However, GPU is unnecessary when using NVQC or QPUs, and is problematic because of the time-consuming installation and the difficulty of making CUDA-Q dependent from other libraries.

In the case of C++, if you build without defining environment variables, you can install CUDA-Q without cuQuantum and CUDA, but in the case of Python, they are included in the dependencies e.g. https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/blob/main/pyproject.toml#L21, so they are forced to be installed.

There are two ways to solve this: make it optional or create a separate library like cudaq-core.

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Python dependency declaration in pyproject.toml, especially the cuQuantum and CUDA-related entry referenced in the issue. Compare the optional-dependency and separate-library approaches described there, then verify that the Python package can be installed for NVQC or QPU use without requiring cuQuantum or CUDA.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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